- Author: Zephan
- Date: December 5, 2021
- Updated: October 28, 2023
- Expansion: WoW Classic
Which items to gather pre-raid is highly dependent on which phase you’re playing on, so it is impossible to compile a perfect Warlock pre-raid BiS list. In the spoiler below, there’s a list including all the best non-raid items from patch 1.12 — which means that some of these items might not be acquirable on your server. Before you start the search for these items, make sure that they are actually in the game so you don’t waste your time looking for non-existing equipment.
Pre-Raid Gear
Head
General Drakkisath | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Magistrate Barthilas | Stratholme | |
Tier 0.5 Quest Chain |
Neck
Shoulders
Back
Magister Kalendris | Dire Maul West | |
Honored Reward | Alterac Valley | |
Houndmaster Grebmar | Blackrock Depths |
Chest
Tailoring BoE | Pattern is Zul’Gurub Re | |
Tailoring BoP | Pattern drops from Darkmaster Gandling, Scholomance | |
Tailoring BoE | Pattern drops from Winterspring Elites |
Wrist
Extremely long quest in Silithus | Ahn’Qiraji release | |
Exalted Reward | Warsong Gulch | |
Guard Slip’kik/Guard Mol’dar | Dire Maul North | |
Tier 0,5 Quest Chain |
- Rockfury Bracers are rewarded for an extremely long questchain in Silithus. This Quest becomes available with the phase release of Ahn’Qiraji. It also requires Revered reputation with Cenarion Circle, but they are one of the best bracers in the game
Hands
Waist
Honored Reward | Arathi Basin | |
Arena Drop | Blackrock Depths | |
Honored Reward | Alterac Valley | |
Tier 0.5 Quest Chain | ||
Nerub’Enkan | Stratholme | |
Solakar Flamewreath | Upper Blackrock Spire |
Legs
Tailoring BoE | Bloodvine Leggings (Tailoring BoE, Pattern is Zul’Gurub Reputation Reward | |
Tailoring BoE | Recipe requires Revered Reputation with Thorium Brotherhood | |
Lord Valthalak (part of T0.5 quest chain) | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Highlord Omokk | Lower Blackrock Spire | |
Exalted Reward | Warsong Gulch |
Feet
Tailoring BoE | Pattern is Zul’Gurub Reputation Reward | |
Maleki the Pallid | Stratholme | |
Golem Lord Argelmach | Blackrock Depths | |
Rend | Upper Blackrock Spire |
Rings
Exalted Reward | Alterac Valley | |
Lord Valthalak (part of the Tier 0,5 Quest Chain) | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Darkmaster Gandling | Scholomance | |
Honored Reward | Warsong Gulch | |
BoE World drop | ||
Non-unique BoE World drop | ||
Quest | Blackrock Depths |
Trinkets
General Drakkisath | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Jed Runewatcher Rare spawn | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Book Quest | Dire Maul | |
Quest | Upper Blackrock Spire |
Wand
Skul Rare spawn | Scholomance | |
Darkmaster Gandling | Scholomance | |
Baron Rivendare | Stratholme | |
Green BoE wand with +Shadow damage | Usually found on the AH |
2h Weapons
Exalted Reward | Arathi Basin | |
Lord Valthalak (part of the Tier 0.5 Quest Chain) | Upper Blackrock Spire | |
Azure Templar (Requires AQ) | Silithus | |
Warlock Class Quest | Felwood |
Main Hand Weapons
Blacksmithing BoE | Recipe drops in raid instances | |
Exalted Reward | Arathi Basin | |
BoE | Silithus/AQ20 | |
Immol’thar | Dire Maul West |
Offhand Weapons
Exalted Reward | Alterac Valley | |
Sothos and Jarien (Part of the Tier 0.5 Quest Chain) | Stratholme Living |
There are also the Field Marshal/Warlord sets and Lieutenant Commander/Champion sets for us self-proclaimed PvP gods.
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About the Author
Zephan
I am a Classic Warlock enthusiast and in general like theorycrafting.
I am the owner and admin of the best community in the whole wide world, being the Classic Warlock Discord. This is the home of some of the best Warlocks in this game and the basis for theorycrafting and figuring out the optimal plays for us warlocks.
My aim is to make sure this up-to-date information is out there everywhere to be found and to give back to the community.